Candidates of the 1953 Australian Senate election
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This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 1953 Australian Senate election. The election was held on 9 May 1953.
By-elections, appointments and defections
By-elections and appointments
On 7 February 1952, Joe Cooke (Labor) was appointed a Western Australian Senator to replace Richard Nash (Labor).
On 30 September 1952, Bill Robinson (Country) was appointed a Western Australian Senator to replace Edmund Piesse (Country).
On 3 March 1953, John Marriott (Liberal) was appointed a Tasmanian Senator to replace Jack Chamberlain (Liberal).
Defections
In 1953, Labor Senator Bill Morrow (Tasmania) was defeated for preselection. He contested the election as a member of his own party, the "Tasmanian Labor Party".
Retiring Senators
Labor
Senator Alex Finlay (SA)
Liberal
Senator John Tate (NSW)
Senate
Sitting Senators are shown in bold text. Tickets that elected at least one Senator are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are identified by an asterisk (*).
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